4xdad
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love it I turned my old tent trailer into a trailer for my quad
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And what about parts if it breaks & consumables? Stick with name brand on welders.Vulcan harbor freight weldera are pretty damn good for the money.
full parts are available at the stores and online. Also 95% of everything these days are universal so you can get a gun off amazon and be made to work with a lincoln or Miller. I buy no name stuff for my TIGs all the time on amazon... and have upgraded some cheaper MIGs to high end status with all metal MIG gun feeds vs that nylon cr@p. Not a ton of things to break on a welder.. but tips, nozzles, etc can be gotten anywhere even Home depot.And what about parts if it breaks & consumables? Stick with name brand on welders.
THis is correct, flux burns hotter but you blow through more wire. The harbor Freight 125 easy flux is stupid easy to use and the feed chart is spot on. With that 125amp you can weld 1/4" plate no problem as it has been tested on youtube.I have two mig welders. One is a 175 amp Lincoln. The other is a Lincoln 100 amp mig that I just got 2 months ago off of FB Marketplace for $100. The first one I run with gas. The 100 amp I run flux core wire in it. I have welded 1/4 inch metal with it. A 140 amp machine would be better suited for your needs. You can weld thicker metal with flux core wire than you can with gas and solid wire according to Lincoln.
That's a stick welder, not a mig.We need more pictures of the trailer.That's impressive for a little 110 volt mig
You need to re-read the thread,the fact he used a stick welder wasn't mentioned till after i made that comment.I don't mind being quoted,but if you are going to quote me,at least read the thread,front to back preferablyThat's a stick welder, not a mig.
For small starter, I would go Mig, it is way easier than a stick welder, I have never uses a 110V stick welder, sounds awful small
You are limited with 110v, I have used small 220v and 100V migs , the 220 v is better for 1/4 in iron, I used gas , gives a way nicer smooth weld, but gas is not for out side in the wind.
I know nothing about Tig, that is what my son now uses in the auto trade
Sorry I thought you said mig, sometimes I can’t do 2 things at the same timeYou need to re-read the thread,the fact he used a stick welder wasn't mentioned till after i made that comment.I don't mind being quoted,but if you are going to quote me,at least read the thread,front to back preferably
And what about parts if it breaks & consumables? Stick with name brand on welders.
I just filled an 80 cf bottle of C25 mug gas two weeks ago for $76.I got my 140 new for $449. Around me farm and fleet has it on sale a lot.
$255! Holy! I paid $38 to refill my little tank but that was last spring. Not looking forward to when it runs out.